My Angels and Demons

4. Is he even real?

Nora POV

We live in New York City, the capital of fashion, our companies major showroom is in the heart of the city, ‘time square' where the billboards are often filled with our models wearing our design. I feel more proud if I occasionally happen to see any of my designs on those billboards highlighted with those neon lights. It gives those Goosebumps every time that happens. But my work place is in the ‘Adam’s industry’ main office building which is between new york city and queens.

It usually takes more than 20 minutes for us to reach our office from my flats, so usually we start early. I noted Kori and Marcus, when there was a sale of an apartment in my building, it’s for my own selfish reason, so that I don’t have to pick him up else where, once everything got finalized, they both started to live with me in the same building but different floor.

Once we hit the main road, I was waiting for Kori to open his mouth, I know he won’t be silent after he when he saw Alex in the morning.

“So...” he started..’ here we go’ I thought to myself.. “Alex is in town!?”...he questioned me, even though I knew he is being a brainless to ask such question despite the fact he met him in the morning, I chose to answer him, just to spite him.

“ yeah ..! he called me last night saying that he will be in the city for this week”. I replied giving him a tight smile.

He nodded seeing the road.

After few seconds of silence

“So....” he started “this whole week , did you guys planned any outing?” he asked.

I just shrugged “nothing big, as usual when weekend arrives we will have a visit to Ohio and spend time with Evan”. I replied with little excitement knowing that tomorrow is the weekend, it’s been already two weeks since I went back home, some last minute photoshoot got postponed for weekends, so as a designer I had to stay back to look onto to it, Evan was not happy about it, so I promised him that I will be available this weekend, hoping that nothing pops up to mess my plans. Kori smiled at my excitement. Then again silence evolved around us.

“So..” he started again.’argh! this is getting to my nerves’.. “damn it Kori, just say it out already, whatever you want to ask”. I almost shouted at him.

As if I had lit his bulb, he excitedly turned to my side keeping the steering wheel steadily “Did you guys do it!?”

He asked me wiggling his eyes, I know what he asks about, infact he ask this same question, whenever he sees Alex in my apartment.

“Kori, watch the road and for the last time we are not couples!!” I told him with an irritated tone.

“ Aww baby girl, now a days you don’t have to be a couple to do it, Haven’t you heard of the term ‘ friends with Benefits’. “ he told with his naughty tone.

“Gosh!! You and your dirty mind, I don’t know how Marcus is putting up with you?” I replied rolling my eyes.

“ huh uh., baby girl, my husband is one lucky bastard to have me as his life partner, and don’t change the subject ,why don’t you give the poor man a chance, you two look like a match made in heaven when you guys are together., it is very evident that man will break mountains if anything happens to you... he won’t think twice if he has to go to hell to get you back alive., how could you not see that... you are playing with the gem you have., don’t keep him hanging on the loop for too long... this is not fair to that man... if I haven’t met Marcus and if Alex was into men I would have gone down my knees and begged him to take me.. I would have showed him different world, I would have made him my king.., I would have...” he started to exaggerate “kori..,kori.. relax..you are exaggerating again.” I stopped him patting his back and sliding my hands up and down on his back in a soothing way, it’s his mannerism to exaggerate and forgets to breath while talking things that he feels important. “And it’s not easy as you think, we are complicated in many ways and for the last time stay away from my personal life” I told him throwing my hand on the air.

Kori imitated my actions and for a second he left the hold of the steering, the next moment I heard a bang to the right side of the car. We knocked our head on to the dashboard as Kori immediately stepped on to the break. We both looked at eachother, we were safe, thanks to the seatbelts and we looked back to know the damage we have caused.

We hit a biker. we could see the trace where the bike has fallen and got slid to the side of the road from the impact we made. Thank god the biker is moving but it’s more like a struggle as his legs got stuck under his heavy bike.

“Oh Kori!! what have we done.”

We faced each other, shock was very evident in both our faces.

I was the first one who got down of the car and rushed to the biker, I tried to pull him up but whom am I kidding, he was a well built man, I couldn’t even move him an inch, Kori came rushing, seeing my struggle to help the man, He went to the other side of the man and helped me to pull him up. Once the man stood up I analysed his body for injury, thankfully he was not bleeding anywhere.

“ we are really sorry, are you injured anywhere !? do you feel pain anywhere!?” I asked him worrying about his present condition.

The biker didn’t speak, he removed his helmet and for a moment I forgot to blink, I was astonished by the beauty of this man, trust me I have worked with many models and top actors no one could be compared to the man before me.

‘Is he even real!?’I questioned myself